Nicole Cote of Hannaford Supermarket in Maine defeated 22 other best baggers from across the country to claim a grand prize of $10,000 in the Feb. 24 National Grocers Association (NGA) Best Bagger Championship. The event is sponsored by PepsiCo and emceed by Akbar Gbajabiamila, co-host of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior and author of “Everyone […]
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Craft Brew Alliance Approves Proposed Agreement With Anheuser-Busch
The shareholders of Craft Brew Alliance Inc. (CBA) voted at a special meeting Feb. 25 to adopt an agreement, announced Nov. 11, 2019, that will create an expanded partnership between CBA and Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC (A-B), with A-B agreeing to purchase the remaining CBA shares it does not already own in a merger transaction for […]
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Store No. 8 Moving Jet Black From Incubation Into Broader Business
Since launching Store No. 8, Walmart’s technology incubator, three years ago, Scott Eckert, SVP of Next Generation Retail and principal of Store No. 8, says one of the company’s primary goals has been to launch new capabilities that can grow and be fueled by the Walmart engine, eventually shaping how to serve customers in the […]
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NGA Presents Dory With Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award
The National Grocers Association (NGA) presented the Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award to Rudy Dory, executive chairman at Newport Avenue Market. The award was presented the evening of Feb. 22, prior to the opening of the NGA Show in San Diego, California. “When you think of what it means to be an entrepreneur, Rudy […]
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Acosta Reveals National Partnership With On The Border Chips And Dips
Acosta has been named the U.S. sales and marketing agency of record in Walmart for Truco Enterprises, maker of On The Border chips, salsa and queso, effective Feb. 15. On The Border tortilla chips are the highest velocity unflavored national brand tortilla chips in Walmart today. Acosta, a sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods […]
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Fortune Names Grocers To ‘100 Best Companies To Work For’ List
Great Place to Work has just published its 23rd annual ranking of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, the list of the best workplaces in the U.S., created in partnership with Fortune. Grocers Wegmans, Publix and Nugget Markets were included on the 2020 list. “The 100 Best show the way forward,” said Michael C. Bush, CEO […]
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Walmart U.S. Comp Sales, E-Commerce Sales Grow In Q4
In its fourth-quarter highlights, Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart U.S. reported total revenue was $141.7 billion, an increase of $2.9 billion, or 2.1 percent. Walmart U.S. comp sales increased on a two-year stacked basis by 6 percent with continued strength in food and consumables. Walmart U.S. e-commerce had strong growth in grocery pickup and delivery, and walmart.com […]
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Kroger Precision Marketing Challenges Media Industry
The Kroger Co.’s media advertising business, Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), has a new sales attribution capability to provide brands full transparency into media performance. Kroger’s self-service advertising platform now allows brands to view in-store and online sales results attributed to advertising campaigns across Kroger properties. Kroger applies only 100 percent verified transactions from both in-store and online customers. Microsoft […]